from India and attempt to embed Gogol Ganguli with traditional Indian culture. Gogol rejects these attempts‚ pushing him farther into the American Lifestyle. While Ashima’s family ties bonds her to multiple cultures‚ Gogol’s family and their forceful approach to raising Gogol makes him repel Indian culture. Gogol has an affinity for non-Indian women‚ yet ultimately settles with a woman named Moushumi. This second generation Indian immigrant is very similar to Gogol. She too rebuffed her stern parents
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visible.” (Gogol‚ 53) The vast distance that normally exists between Kiev and the sights that the townspeople see (i.e. the Crimea‚ the Sivash‚ the Carpathian mountains) constricts‚ allowing them to see parts of the world they should not be able to see from where they stand. The people of Kiev then see the cause of this distortion: “…on [the mountain] appeared a horseman in full knightly armour‚ with his eyes closed. He was plainly visible to all‚ as though he were only a few yards away.” (Gogol‚ 53) The
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Quote 1 They’ve learned their lesson after Gogol. They’ve learned that schools in America will ignore parents’ instructions and register a child under his pet name. The only way to avoid such confusion‚ they have concluded‚ is to do away with the pet name altogether‚ as many of their Bengali friends have done. (3.56) Poor Gogol. As the first born‚ he’s the guinea pig for Ashoke and Ashima. The lessons they learn from raising him prepare them for the challenges of raising their second child‚ who
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thirty years in the life of the Ganguli family. The Calcutta-born parents emigrated as young adults to the United States‚ where their children‚ Gogol and Sonia‚ grow up experiencing the constant generational and cultural gap with their parents. A film adaptation of The Namesakewas released in March 2007‚ directed by Mira Nair and starring Kal Penn as Gogol and Bollywood stars Tabu and Irrfan Khan as his parents. Lahiri herself made a cameo as "Aunt Jhumpa". The present paper explores to what extent
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roster‚ forcing Gogol to call out‚ before even being summoned‚ “That’s me‚” teachers in the school system not to give it a second thought. After a year or two‚ the students no longer tease….p.66-67” that shows the difficulties that Gogol face with his name at the school and how his teachers and his classmates found that pronouncing his name also was difficult. In addition‚ Gogol face insulting from his classmates because his name and some time they tried to tease him. Moreover‚ who Gogol deal when someone
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Gogol‚ the son‚ tries to find his own identity without losing his heritage‚ even though his parents‚ Ashoke and Ashima‚ are proud of the sacrifices they made to satisfy their family’s needs. In America‚ identity became a real encounter to the Ganguli family
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Gogal ’s famous play about government bureaucracy‚ coruption and deception. A satirical account of Russion Government and society. "The Inspector" Bureaucracy‚ Corruption and Deception-- How Gogol using satire‚ ridicules the bureaucracy of the Russian government through scenes of corruption‚ deception and self-deception. The Mayor’s famous line‚ as he turns to address the audience directly‚ “What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourselves‚” (p. 120) illustrates this theme‚ which
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impairment caused by an actual or anticipated separation from home. The frantic attempt to recreate the previous life leads to depression and a loss of identity. Distraught and alienated in America‚ Ashima pushes her Bengali heritage upon her children‚ Gogol and Sonia‚ in an effort to lessen her homesickness throughout The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. Ashima completely rejects the bewildering American culture that is thrust upon her and becomes depressed and homesick. These characteristics cause her to be
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spans over thirty years and across two generations‚ following the tale of second generation Indian/American or ‘American born confused Deshi’ Gogol Ganguli and his family. Lahiri’s storytelling fastens or slows according to the emphasis placed on respective events and as such it is clear that Lahiri pinpoints certain significant moments in the lives of Gogol and the other characters as profound in what they contribute to Gogol’s understanding of belonging- which is accomplished only by the end of
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people claim that a person’s cultural identity is the foundation or groundwork on which every other aspect of their being is built” (No Bullying). That describes exactly what Gogol in the novel‚ The Namesake‚ by Jhumpa Lahiri is trying to discover about himself through his name. Almost every aspect of this novel have to do with Gogol and his journey with his companions and family to find his sense of belonging through his culture. Lahiri uses the manipulation of time in this novel in order to positively
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